Physics and Engineering Schools

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The University of Chicago - Nicole Hanlon

Chicago, Illinois

Tuition and Costs

  • Tuition: $41,853
  • Student Life fee: $930
  • Room and Board: $12,633
  • Books/Personal Expenses: $3,539
  • Total: $58,955

List of Different Physics/Engineering Majors

  • Physics
  • Theoretical Physics
  • Experimental Physics
  • Astronomy
  • Astrophysics
  • Biophysics
  • Medical Physics
  • Atmospheric and environmental sciences
  • And More

Prerequisites Needed to Attend School and/or Major

  • Application for Admission
  • Application Fee or Waiver
  • Secondary School Report
  • Teachers' Evaluations
  • Test Scores (ACT or SAT)
  • Midyear Report
  • (Honors) Calculus (A sequence of I-II-II)
  • Mathematical Methods in Physics
  • (Honors) Analysis (A sequence of I-II-III)

Why This is a Good School to Attend

  • Close to home, making coming home and visiting easier
  • A major college
  • Offers many physics majors
  • Has a beautiful campus
  • Only 10 minutes from downtown Chicago


University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign - Nicole Hanlon

Urbana, Illinois

Tuition and Cost

For residents:
  • Tuition and fees: $14,414 - $19,238
  • Books and supplies: $1,200
  • Room and board: $10,080
  • Other expenses: $2,510
  • Total: $28,204 - $33,028
For non residents:
  • Tuition and fees: $28,556 - $33,380
  • Books and supplies: $1,200
  • Room and board: $10,080
  • Other expenses: $2,510
  • Total: $42,346 - $47,170

List of different physics/engineering majors

  • Physics
  • engineering physics
  • engineering mechanics
  • industrial engineering
  • Mathematics

Prerequisites needed to attend school and/or major

  • minimum GPA of 2.25
  • an essay of 300 words
  • an english proficiancy requirement

Why this is a good school to attend

  • it is ranked one of the top 10 colleges in the US
  • It's in state so traveling home would be easy
  • 53 courses in physics are offered

California Institute of Technology - Nicole Hanlon

Pasadena, California


Tuition an Cost

  • Tuition: $36,282
  • Room and Board: $11,397
  • Books and supplies: $1,323
  • Other expenses: $1,974
  • Total: $50,976
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List of different physics/engineering majors

  • Astrophysics
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • electrical engineering
  • bioengineering
  • aerospace engineering

Prerequisites needed to attend school and/or major

  • good GPA
  • Application for addmission
  • test scoores
  • teacher evaluations

Why this is a good school to attend

  • CIT is listed as one of the number one colleges for physics in America
  • Is out of state so you can explore new places